I'm back for Chapter 3! Sorry it's a day late, I had an interview yesterday and couldn't concentrate on anything else! I'm getting observed this Friday for an hour before they make their final decision so PLEASE keep me in your prayers this week friends! Here's what stuck with me from Chapter 3: For young children, drawing is writing. Drawing is how young children represent and understand meaning. (For example, my students almost always first start making connections to text through illustrations. Even now they tend to base predictions of books based more on the cover than the actual title). Drawing is an essential step in language development (particularly in connecting thought and speech). Drawing allows children to go deeper in their stories! I definitely need to teach about drawing next year. It's the primary way in which my four year-olds communicate! Frankly, I'm amazed they developed as much as they did considering I never did a